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Highlights of Current Affairs 29 September 2026
- Disagreements within the ECI over electoral-roll management (including the Goa 97-voter exclusion via ECINet) have revived debate on whether voting should become a Fundamental Right, though courts (Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India) currently treat it as a statutory right under Article 326.
- UNEP convened the first Global Cooling Pledge Assembly in Singapore; the pledge (launched by UAE at COP28) targets 68% emission cuts by 2050, but India hasn’t joined, instead following its own India Cooling Action Plan targeting 20-25% cooling-demand reduction by 2037-38.
- The Finance Ministry launched the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP) in May 2026 with a ₹12,980 crore sovereign guarantee and ~₹13,906 crore underwriting capacity, administered by GIC Re to reduce dependence on foreign maritime insurers.
- MHA extended AFSPA by six months (from October 1, 2026) in parts of Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, despite repeal recommendations from the Jeevan Reddy Committee (2005) and Second ARC (2007).
- Concerns over subsea cable sabotage grew after Britain, Norway and the US intercepted Russian submarine activity near Arctic cables; India faces a lengthy ~102-day average cable repair time versus under 40 days elsewhere.
- The Lalit Kala Akademi announced 20 National Art Awards at its 65th National Exhibition of Art, an annual platform it has run since 1955.
- India chaired the second FIPIC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at UNGA, reviewing PM Modi’s 2023 12-point Action Plan for the 14 Pacific Island Countries covering healthcare, digital capacity and climate resilience.
- ICG ship Shaunak sailed from Chennai to Perth as part of the QUAD-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission (stemming from the 2024 Wilmington Declaration), carrying “Sea Rider” officers from India, Japan, Australia and the US.
- India, the world’s 7th-largest coffee producer and 5th-largest exporter (over $2 billion in 2025-26 exports, ~39% value-added), is developing new sustainability certification standards through the Coffee Board.
- The foundation stone was laid for India’s first port-based e-methanol plant at Kandla’s Deendayal Port Authority, while Karnataka’s Legislature unanimously opposed the Kasturirangan Committee’s Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area proposal.
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